m: 1,1. " . ; .. j if ' , II o r . i f 1 X-J-J '.' i' Oi .Vf., V Vtf EVENING PUBLIC LEBGElt-fHILADELPHlA, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1920 SCORES OF STILLS UNEARTHED IN RAID Distilling Machino Manufactur ing Center Found in 4 Houses ' in North American Stroot !JHILA. THE OASIS, BELIEF i Frfwnl prohibition wri-nts 1M nlfilit jjldoil four liotiws Ir. North American AtttU between Fnlrittoiint nvcntic mid poplar strcft. nml believe they un rttlhf'l I"' s,"'ce "f wlilcky tllli which Urf been In opi'rntlon In thin city. '; Fcdcrnl fluents hnvc born fenrehlnt let the inniiiifartiirer of the "liiooti shine" III''' fr months. At one tlni" It w believed they were importcil from w Jersey . Prohibition Aseiits hrmlrlrk nml jlrown led tin rnlilers Inst night. Their f!rt vlit wni to it "plumbing shop" on Sftrth Ameilenn etreet, near Fair iouul avenue. Mnv eoiniiletctl whisky utills worn jiiind I" Hi ' shnn, with material fur nfh'frn. Wolf Colien, fort.v-uue years old. proprietor or tin snop, wns nr fulfil, It Is up hi lie is not oven n rfjMernl ptmnb'-r. The nceiils then visited the third floor of the home In which the plumbing ,lop I" loentrd mid. it Is uMeged. fonnil Mill In opirntlon. (leorue Nleorl, thirty yenrs old. who occupied the apartment. vn arrested. The rnlilers then started on n enrch of the lu'lRliboi'liood. My thW time sv tral hundred persons hnd guthered, unit there wit"1 inneli excitement. Another still wns found two doors tbove the Cohen csttiblNhmeiit, nml .Nicholas Avion, thirty-eight year old. rm arrested. In the next block, nenr I'oplnr street. It was mid Hint n ten-grillon jug of 'momiMilne" whisky whs discovered. It was still wiirin. A still also wns ihfd. Marcus Znrdcnsteln, who lived next ilnor, wns arrested. The four men will be given a hearing iM afternoon before Commissioner ManW. Federal agents believe they lave made the most important nrrests fiwe they started their rampnlgti against the lll'fit manufacture of liquor In Phil-iddpliia. U.'S. WANTS A VENUS; DEMANDS HUSKY ONE VISIT WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS BURCH OPENS OWN IMC I N PROBE jley Park Postmaster Is Not Captious on Beauty of ,' Mail Carrier Undtrwuotl & Underwood .Mr. mid .Mrs. Carter It. I,eldy were photographed at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, after n long hoincbark ride. They have Just mum to the West V'cglnla resort, following a long stay at Aslievllle, N. C. .Mrs. Ildy was. heforp her innrriagc a short time ago, Miss Fill Witlensr, daughter of .losepli K. Wiilenci. of this city. U-ldy Is a son ot l)r. cut .Mrs. Joseph ixdily f" "hjt. in brief. Is the kind of mall- i ","a,I,st.r(Tt ,f,," K ' rier Willinm E. Ttrooks. tmstm-.s-I ?," 'tcrtnlnniput In the Community at Illdley Pnrk. is looking for. Th ' nrl",l H"t",,L,IU1n,", ll"', lree''' " She mn have red or b.'nnk balr. blue ornrav eye, anil mnv be wIMiniti te lh. .but fhe niut be hiik.v. invr f00f xvltll -lent enrns and rnouch Intelligen'-c to knock on a door If the b 11 Is nut of order. She may or mav no bp a Vpous. but, of course, with both arms iutact ; lad he inny have freckles and be as bsniflv as a hedge f nee. but she must ie able to wing n weichtv mailbn'; ns Mllr as the ordinary woman swings a fowdrr pull, .mat cirricr tr job pay SIS n week Mr. Hrnnks hns lieen wnab'e to kee) men at the job for the wage offer d. Tnterday he did get one man. but does tot know how long bp will stay on the job. Hrooks is in urgent n"ed of an additional carrier. While the postmaster searches for Id Amazon, many residents of Hidloy rrk nui'-t cnll at the nostoffice nml carry home their own mail. ' "Movt any kind of person except nu trmlcss Hottentot will do if he of she cm carry nml deliver mail." Mr. Ilronk 4r, "He. she or it must report at 15 j'clo k in the morning, port, mail and tl(n deliver it." . HOOVER NOT ON BALLOT DINNER FOR TEAM WORKERS Many Push Community Parish House Campaign for $7500 The ltev. Wll lam V. I!erg, the llev. Dr. .lohn S. Komig ami the Kev. Dr. Matthew S. Ilyudinnn were spenkern nt n dinner given to 1(10 team workers in the community parish house cnmpalgii for $7.i(l) lust uiylit at Niiivti'Piith uud (i recti streets. Young .people's nrgnnizatlons of a half dozen churches in the vicinity are tallying to the support of the cam- I pnign. .Meinncrs oi hip i.euirai .orm HOOVER FOR ARMENIANS 46th Ward Councilman Con ducting Independent Quiz of Subsidiary Finances i v - . COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY Francis !'. Ilurch, cotincllmnn from tbp Korty-slxth ward, nod chairman of Council's fltinnce committee, hns begun an Independent probe "of Ui.p financial tnnglp surrounding local street railway conditions. Mr. Iturch's investigation, he said, will be a .thorough oifp and. may result In some rndlcnl rp'cojjimpndn'tlonsto the finance committee regarding the transit sitiintjon. Tbp Mayor's trnnsli cntninlttpe will meet this afternoon. The body. Colonel W. P. Hnrlm. acting chairman, snld. .woulifnot tit Into the Frftnkfohl "J," problpni, but. would concern Itsplf with the financial (nnttprs growing from thp high dividends nald to underlying com panies by the P. It. T. "Wp wnnt to formulate soiiip sound financial plan satlsfactory-to tli.p people and to the stockholders in the- underly ing companies." he sajd. "W.e want a plan that Will be acceptable to both .without protest.," Director of Transit Twining will np pear before the committee again today. The P. It. T. plans to take pictures of the delivery district from an ntrshtp during the afternoon. Twenty-one jitney ncratorK apnlieil to Public Service Commissioner lleiin for certificates of public convenience tbN mnr'nlng. Their .applications were held under consideration. OVERALLS PARADE PLANNED FOR N ,Y. Cheese Club to Make Initial Ap pearanco in Denim on Broad way Today at homo. Many appeared In dresses of calico and gingham and the vnrlety of colors, gave the downtown section the nppcarnnec of a cnrn.nl. Iletnll clothiers have ndvertlsrd "bar gain 'salrs" In mrn'i wear and lower price marks were observed in some of Lthe store windows. The cost of overalls is SO nnd there seems to be nu unlim ited supply. "I would rather pay SO for my over alls than $00 for a suit." snld Judge William K. Fort, of the Circuit Court. it win IDEA SPREADING IN This movement Is no Joke bring down the cost of clothing. The inoveinput is sprrading rapidly throughout the Southwest. Dispatches today indicate overall clubs are being fnrinnft In mnnv nnrtft nt Missouri. Knn- SOUTH i a1""' Oklahoma. Texas and Arkansas. BIG CONTRACT TO CRAMPS' $1,000,000 Order for Turbines Will .Be Filled Here The William Cramp & Sons Ship and Knglnp Hulldlng Company has received what Is said to be the largest contract for hydro-electric (Mitilpmcnt yet placed. The machinery Is to be used In connec tion Willi Mncnr 'development. The hydro-elcctrlc power commission of the province, ot untnno, Cannda, placed the contract. Three fi5,000 horsepower turbines, with five Johnson valves nnd five gover nors, arc Included In the order, The initial installation of the Niagara Falls Power Co. was only 60,000 horse powrr. About ijtl. 000.000 Is Involved. 3 Deaths of a Day Mrs. Margaret Matcham Allcntown. Pa., April 1(!. Jlrs. Margaret Matcham. widow of Charles A. Matcham, of Allcntown, died yester day at her seaside home at Chelsea. She was a daughter of Captain George Onhrnd nnd sister of John D. Ormrod, president of the Emails Pipe Mill. Ily the Associated Press N'cw Vorh, April 1(1, A new attrac tion the overall promenade, Imported direct from the. South ;was billed to make Its appearance oh Ilroadwny to dny. Memltrrs of the Cheese Club, nn or ganization of drnmntlc writers, press agents and editors of theatrical papers, announced their conversion to the cheaper clothes movement last night, and sent forth n sheaf of 'press notices de tail ng plans for ponnlarlzatlnn of the lowly overall in modish New York. The ndvancp matter said today's promenade wonhl nrrrst Hroadwav's startlpd p.v at about the hour that the matinee ciowds bc.tln .In gnthcr. The proinenaders are to fortify themselves first with n lunch nt the National nudevlllp Artists' Club. An overall pnrade Is promised at a later date. Hoy students nt the. Jamaica Hfgh School adopted khaki as their standard costume at a rally yesterday. Thev will seek to avoid profiteering in khaki by co-operative buying. Virtually the entire town of Sallna took the denim pledge. Federal em ''.W?' ""I men nnd women, nt Wichita, joined by 110 employes of the livestock exchange, reported an overall oluli. with the movement sprending through the Wichltn high schoo's. The inaugural "outit" of the pv. Joseph llrognn. mayor-elect of Em poria. Knr.. nnd president-elect of the hmporin Overalls Club, will be over alls, he announced. The Emporia Club reports several hundred members. In announcing organization of an overalls club at Kansas Cniversltv. i hnneellnr Frank Strong snld he would lead thp membership. nmong the voung men nnd that Mrs. Strong would set nn example for the young women by adopting the cottage apron ns" the np' proved garb for both home nnd street wear, Fire In Rubbish Pile Fire which started In a pile of rub blslT In the cellar of the home of Samuel Wax-man. 711 South Fourth street, nt (I:.10 o'clock this morning, filled the holisc with smoke, but did only trilling damage. The cnuso of the blaze is un known. - We ,Recommcnd for Investment Penna. R. R. Secured 7s DUE 1930 N. Y. Cent. Equip. 7s 1923 TO 1935 Prices to Yield About 7 Carstairs & Co. Investment Securities Mrmlwrii rhllndrlphla anil New lurk Htock Eichsncrs. 1419 Walnut Street PHILADELPHIA 71 Broadway, N. Y. TH DU ETIIta C CMUntia I mhm. A 9 w New York. April 111. The ltev. , " rml"?r '!,ln: ' Mr 10. (My TAK WIN SaVS that Ellas Frederick Schauer, widelv ' V ' . . ,p ,ow,-v OVPrnH today sup- f I M , J . known ltedemptorlst. died; jesterdav. n'L. '''''" ted the "plnchback" In Hiiinlng- j M amnnrr fha n,fl had been ststlonpd1 in New York since na'n.- CtHlUIlg lie lOWCr 1004. nnd bad had pastorates nt Unl. ( J'.v commissinners functioned in 1 . l amounting In ."JUKI, were given to tbp fund. EutcrtnliimiuU wil also be held hv the Ama.oii D'nnntlc Club, the Vinco Club, the Young Women's Pil grim Soelctj of feudal (."ongregatiounl Church and younger members of the Episcopal Church of St. Matthias and Olivet -Covenant Presbyterian Church. The Woman's Auxi.hry held a meet ing yesterday afternoon to push the sale ot campaign pencils. DELANY SCOFFS AT CHARGE Moore Candidate for Congress .Says He Has No "Slush Fund" Chnrles Delany hns opened actively his campaign ns Moore enndidnte for Congress in the Third district ngalnst former Sheriff Harry ('. Hansley. He denounced the Volstead act as "unatNfnctory and tyrannical" and replied to the charge made In the House of Iteprepresentntlves Wednesdny by Willinm S. Vare with the statement that "pigs alwnH s-mieal before they J. Voters Will Have to Write In Food Chief's Name at Primary j .w Jersey voter., wishing to express i prfferPDee for Herbert Hoover for President nt the spring primaries, April ?l. Will Ilfll'H In rrltn lite IrtllnA nn tl.n (allot nr ne nrinroil nn tinea. Ilnni'nr'o I Uie stuck." me. due to failure to (Up nomlnalug ! Congressman Vare had alleged a slush petitions within thp required time, will I """I of.f. "0.000 was nulng raised to buy A'llllllJ , ,'it-i-t inn. The meeting was held at the Delany headquarters, L'JIil) North Front street, last night. J.oluf It. McLean, candi date for the state Senate in thp Fifth district, spoke. Other sneakers were Ito'.iert (trier, Moore leader of the Eljhtcenth ward, and Henry J. Trainer. lot apnrnr on the ballot. '"A movement has bppn started in Jer- W. with headquarters in Newark, for I itatewiile campaign lir the interest of Hooter. UiiIik have been formed in At. Isntle Cltv. Princeton nnd other towns Mit Ih expected that the Hoover boom HI reneh notable proportions in all firtu of the stntp. Franklin Fort, a Npwark attorney, P one. nf the guiding lights In the cam (iln. Plans are still in 1he making for Ibis stntewide Hoover drive and de. m are not now obtainable. GLOUCESTER HAS 12,162 Phllllpsburg Also Increases,. Census Reoort Shown i.T1, Census Hureaii In Washington wy announced that C.loucester's paiMic.il is rj.iivj. Tlie increase in UV!.V "n" 2700 or 2S..r. ner ceut. ienoi"pshllrK llni n Population of ii).J3. an increase of H020, or 21.7 FT cent. Cumberland Trainmen Return .Cumberland, .Mil.. April 10. (Ity A. i ' Halt inorp n iw I niiU tju-.i on strike voted to go Ex-Food Chief Wires Strong In dorsement of Relief Drive Miss I.uls Kellogg, chairman of the Students' War. Council of Iiryn Mawr College, today received a telegram from Herbert Hoover strongly indorsing the drive being waged for Armenian re- The college war council is spnnoring a meeting tomorrow night in Taylor Hal. where Dr. Wilfred M. Post. Held secretary of the American Itcd Cross in the Ilalkau wars and director' of hospitals in Constantinople during the Dardanelles campaign, will speak, i.nilj Anne Azgatetian. an Armenian Hed Ctostf worker, will tell of her experi ences as a nurse with the KuIan ucinicM in Hie Caucasus. Mr! Hoover's triegrani rend: "I know of nothing in the humanity or our people so disinterested, mid thus so much a call upon our pity and sym pathy, as the necessity of continuing iclief to the people of Armenia. Witti oi:t this assistance, which v ' on. tlnue to the extent of ?1, 000.000 per month, these long-tried people will be rnei'ii with immeditte starvation mid ex termination. The need Is imperative. I and our assistance at this time must I not lie witnne'ci.' tlmore, Annapolis and Buffalo. Frank L. Smith . Norrlstown. April 1(1. Frank- I.. Smith died today In Montgomery Hos pital after ten days' Illness of pneu monia. He wns a member of oud trens- urer of the board of trustees of the Statp Hospital for (he Insane, here; connected with the Merchants Ice Co. and served as councilman for n quar ter of a century. He was president of I'eople s ntlonnl Hank for several j ears. He is survived by a wife and son, Lester. Our Organization experience and con tinual study of chang ing market conditions offers you the oppor tunity not only of properly valuing your REAL ESTATE, but of obtaining the largest price for it. MEARS & BROWN Real Estate 202 S. I5TH ST. denim: juHgc npp ied the law in the ailimaiS nun,- iiiiiiiu in ; imiiKcrs. oocinrs. law-I yers and merchants wore their overalls. encouraging one nnothpr in the fight ngnlnst the high cost of clothing. The women had quietly "organized" tne strongly remaie is affected by LEX-SEDAN This is an ail-year type of car and one of the most attractive five-passenger .Sedans In Its class. Immediate delivery. Lexington Motor Company of Penna. Lckintlon Building, 851-53 Nortli Broad St. What is th Market Value? You may have occasion to make appraisal of securi ties, either owned personally or- by an estate. We are pre pared to give, free of charge, infor mation regarding their status and value. Brown Brothers & Co. FOURTH AN'D CHESTNUT STS. PHILADELPHIA New York Boston more color Does this explain the many color advertisernents in women's periodicals? HERBERT M. MORRIS Advertising Agency Every Phase of Sale Promotion 400 Chettnut Street Philadelphia 1MM Diamond Bracelets New Ptoduciians of the Dailqr U'orfc Roams Supremacy giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini5 ajiiiiiiiiirs Q) SillimillBa " Which do you want a Check for $100,000 or $800 in Cash?" When Max decided to marry Ra chel he reminded her father of his promise to give him 3100,000 when the event took place, and the old man said: "All right. I'll tell you what I'll do with you. I'll give you a check for $100,000, or $800 in cash. IVhich do you want?" So Max took the cash ! And so it is with some clothing stocks they are only paper promises 1 1 1 1 ' 1 that dwindle showdown. when it comes to a Hut you can take a Perry promise at its face value, even in the papers, for our advertising man draws on die merchandise for his facts, and not on his imagination ! Here, on a reconstructed, and now one of the largest clothing floors in the country, is a stock of Spring Topcoats and Suits the like of which has been unknown in Philadelphia since 1914. Come in and check us up! t Spring Suits and Overcoats $35 to $80 PERRY 8C CO. Sixteenth and Chestnut Streets sniiiiiiircs sniMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii iiniii'iiiii'iMiiiiuiiin aniliilifR ii'i'iiimin ' 117 L,-H.!il.':-UI!l-i.iir4 MggJ r ut mYtP FOUNDED 1858 DBWErES 1122 Chestnut Street Quality and Standard Famous Over Half a Century Bill 1 jQALSIMER STANDARD SHOES: I't . 7 ".", r null UIUO .."J Vniimir-n. who went . asi niesiiay. have " to work at once. rIS!i..P:iARINn IIATTt.KSIIIP Btrtd in -I1.1.1"!, ", 1:;.nch sun fully Quality Originality Lu m ncheon Canrl!p Afternoon Tea, Mkt i m 7 No need to pay high prices for Quality and Style Dalsimer Offers Tomorrow Men's OXFORDS, a THE IDENTICAL QUALITIES YOU WILL PAY $10.00 FOR W ANYWHERE PRICED AT $7.50 HERE BECAUSE OF OUR BUYING POWER. Cordo Tan, Black Calf and Black Kid, in a Complete Kangc of btyles and Sizes . , Silk Sox Special, $1.15 'TIS A FEAT TO FIT FEET fczldinet i tit. B1U 3HUL b TUKE 1204-06-08 MARKET STREET l mi II III huh 1 1 HAVE YOU received 100 on Your Clothing Investment sf : m yi.ns.?K 1:..- HMi. M 'tim- TSY. 1 "i ft Ready-toAVear Suits of Season able Weights and Fabrics, $45.00 to $100.00. Top Qoata, $35.00 to $S0.00 diatom Tailored Suits, $75.00 to $ 190.00 IJ Did that suit you bought of last season live un to the expecta t i o n s that you had concerning it and which the price j u s -titled? I If you haven't been getting all that you should have received in the way of value, we would sug g e s t dealing where giving value is the f undame n t a 1 feature of every transaction. JACOB REED'S SONS 142M426 Chestnut Street w6okp ooite; TAILORMADES Imperial Serge Suits $49.00 For the woman or miss who desires n mannish tailored suit in navy or black, these suits are verv appropriate They are fully lined and belted and fashioned of the best material. The flap on the pockets of the skirt and coat are cord tucked and the coat is the popular finRer tip length. Quality Cotton Sale Last Day Tomorrow Thousnnds of yards of quality cotton have been sold here this week, but there are still many pood values left for the late comers. H I Plain and Novelty Voiles i H White Novelty Voile, 36 inches wide, regular price. Soc, Tomorrow, 59 c. I'lnin and Novelty Voile, 36 price, 51.25, Tomorrow, Q5C. inches wide, regular Printed Voile. 38 inches wiilp. rpmilnr m-i i ok Tomorrow, 95c. - ' ' ' Colored Printed Voile. 3R inches wide, regular price, $1.50, Tomorrow. SI. 10. White Embroidered Voile, 36 inches wide, regular prices, $1.75 and $1.85, Tomorrow, S1.45. -SPECIAL LACE AND EMBROIDERY WEEK OFFERS THE NEWEST WEAVES AND PATTERNS AT A GREAT SAVING This season's modistes are indorsing laces for dresses and trimmings more than for ever so lonr Ihese reductions nre opportune, for planning your Spring and Summer wardrobe. REAL LACES REPRICED Vol. Laces, SI. OO Per Yard i - . ReBU!l?1i?!l,nK Price' $1-23 Hlet Laces, S2.00 and S3.50 Per Yard iieeniar belling Prices. $2.50 and $4.50 Irish Laces, 95c and S3.50 Per Yard Regular Selling Prices, $1.25 nnd $1.50 EMBROIDERY SPECIALS Embroidered Voile Flouncings, SI. 25 Per Yard ivi-Kuiar aeiung I'rice, $1.75 Embroidered Net Brnds .75c and S1.75 Per Yard Regular Selling Prices, $1.00 and $2.25 ta I 'i 4 "'i a . i jji f m "W m '1 'SU m s ' 1 , ii ' A " I I I'M i .'I S Qwifut.5t A " -' m waaf -&'&'$?'''"'" ''' v . mv&v'i,. sv7'",r"t-n.',!',l'"r-" -,:o- w-'UM,. .. t'c,j.ArKi la v. .V && ' ".7";m -p- 'r,,. v.-r-w- -',
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